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As Heritage Malta sites and museums reopened this week, the agency announced that the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum skulls exhibition at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta has been extended until the end of October.
Entitled Alien Headaches? The Hypogeum Skulls Enigma, the exhibition was inaugurated last December and generated great interest up until the closure of museums and sites due to COVID-19 mitigation measures.
The Hypogeum skulls have captured popular imagination since they were unearthed, largely due to the fact that Sir Temi Zammit described them as being “of the long-headed type” during excavations in the first decade of the 20th century.
The Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum skulls, which have captured popular imagination since they were unearthed at the beginning of the past century, are on display at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta.
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The skulls have long generated debate and interest due to the fact that Sir Temi Zammit described them as being “of the long-headed type” during excavations in the first decade of the 20th century.
On Monday the National Heritage Ministry said that people often ask to see the “elongated skulls” and several film crews have included them into narratives that feature extra-terrestrial creatures.